Samsung, CPSC Say Galaxy Note 7 Owners Should Stop Using Them

Post by kazinator » Sat, Sep 10, 2016, 5:06 AM UTC

supercoder wrote: post #30

Osiris wrote: post #2

A good argument for having replaceable batteries is that this recall could be done by just sending new batteries to everyone. Now, they have to replace entire devices.

No, it's an argument for better QA.

  Issue #1234: Idiotic non-removable battery
  Phase found: Requirements
  ...

Post by dakotasmith » Sat, Sep 10, 2016, 5:49 AM UTC

nomoch wrote: post #22

rtkwe wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unlikely to happen. It's one of the few places that phones can differentiate themselves so manufacturers are unlikely to want to lose that option to tinker with.

Given it's a clear safety issue they shouldn't be able to differentiate on that anymore than on the arsenic content in breakfast cereals.

Post by khedoros » Sat, Sep 10, 2016, 6:10 AM UTC

tengkahwee wrote: post #29

khedoros wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don't know about who you responded to, but wsj is paywalled for me. I can read just a little over 4 lines.

You can search the title on Google and click to view the article from Google.

Post by rtkwe » Sat, Sep 10, 2016, 2:31 PM UTC

khedoros wrote: post #27

rtkwe wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Koh Dong-jin, chief of Samsung Electronics’ handset division, said on Sept. 2 that the Galaxy 7 incidents were caused by a flaw in the battery cell and had nothing to do with the phone itself. So, the article answers that.

Don't know about who you responded to, but wsj is paywalled for me. I can read just a little over 4 lines.

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Sep 10, 2016, 4:04 PM UTC

hackuser wrote: post #31

memracom wrote: post #6

In fact, the lack of replaceable batteries is now becoming a consumer safety issue. Every city has a bomb squad who can isolate and destroy potentially explosive materials. This type of issue can be sorted out much more quickly, and much more safely, by having people turn in flawed lithium batteries to the local bomb squad. Further, if the batteries were standard sizes then there would likely be replacement batteries…

I'd appreciate it if someone with expertise can comment on why the market shifted to non-replaceable batteries. I know the suspicion that it's for planned obsolescence, but does someone really know? My impression is that replaceable batteries limit the shapes, materials and engineering that can be used, reducing capacity while increasing weight and size. For example a replaceable battery must be safely handled by end…